Desert Hills catcher Wyatt Bendall takes a cut Tuesday in the Thunder's game at home against Hurricane.

Written by

Garrett Faylor
gfaylor@thespectrum.com

The line from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" seemed apropos for Tuesday night's matchup between Hurricane and Desert Hills, partly because, well, the game took plenty of time to get through, and also because the gold jerseys the Thunder donned have a little bit of a stigma to them.

During a bye week last year, the Thunder took their shiny, new gold jerseys to Las Vegas for a tournament and dropped two games, causing the jerseys to be shelved. ...